inter-Korea relations

The incoming Yoon administration will change Seoul’s overtures on North Korea issues. As a result, the arms race will likely be intensified in the coming years. 

South Koreans increasingly reject reunification with the North amid intensifying hostility and indifference. But inter-Korean relations that prioritize economic ties over reconciliation easily fall prey to global geopolitics.

The response and counter-response to North Korea's latest missile test will send crucial signals about the possibility for talks in 2022.

An overview of Yoon's platform on inter-Korean relations and the South Korea-U.S. alliance.

Major interconnected shifts are underway on the Korean Peninsula, from a looming end-of-war declaration to South Korea’s involvement in the U.S. Indo-Pacific strategy.

Support for unification has been weakening for a while. Will changing attitudes be reflected in the next presidential administration?

Just before North Korea’s representative spoke at the U.N., North Korea tested a short-range missile. 

Kim Yo Jong welcomed Moon’s outreach in his U.N. speech, but made clear that Seoul will have to end its “hostile policies” first.

Shortly after the two Koreas restored communication channels, North Korea lambasted the upcoming exercises and stopped returning the South’s calls. 

The Diplomat’s Mitch Shin interviews Dr. Kim Joon-hyung, chancellor of Korea National Diplomatic Academy, on the Korean peace process.

President Moon’s Korea Peace Initiative has faced mixed results and daunting challenges, but there are no better options.